Kongsberg Maritime

Infobox Company
company_name = Kongsberg Maritime
company_
company_type = Public
foundation = 1814
location = Kongsberg, Norway
key_people = Torfinn Kildal (CEO)
area_served = Global
industry = Marine systems
products =
revenue = profit NOK 4,850 million (2007)
operating_income =
net_income = profit NOK 506 million (2007)
num_employees = 3,023 (August 2008)
parent = Kongsberg Gruppen
homepage = http://www.km.kongsberg.com
footnotes =

Kongsberg Maritime (KM) is a Norwegian technology enterprise within the Kongsberg Gruppen (KOG). Kongsberg Maritime deliver systems for positioning, surveying, navigation and automation to merchant vessels and offshore installations. Their most well known products exist within dynamic positioning systems, marine automation and surveillance systems, process automation, satellite navigation and hydroacoustics.

History

Kongsberg Maritime's history dates back to the founding of Autronica in 1957. The first alarm system was ready in 1959. Kongsberg Maritime has over the years absorbed a number of well known maritime and offshore related companies including:

* Autronica
* Fantoft Process Technologies
* GlobalSim
* GeoAcoustics
* Hydroid Inc.
* Mesotech
* Norcontrol
* Seatex
* Sense Intellifield
* Simrad

Products

The main product areas for Kongsberg Maritime are:
*Dynamic positioning systems
Control systems that make it possible to keep a vessel/platform in the same position under demanding weather conditions.
*Navigation systems
Radar, digital chart systems (ECDIS), steering systems and integrated navigation equipment for ship's bridges.
*Hydroacoustics, echo sounder, sonars
High technology hydroacoustic products for seabed surveying, subsea communication and positioning.
*Autonomous underwater vehicles & systems
Free-swimming autonomous underwater vehicles characterized by great manoeuvrability and high accuracy for civilian and military use.
*Marine automation and surveillance systems
Systems for surveillance and for controlling engines, cargo and propulsion on vessels.
*Motion sensors, GPS, AIS and position reference systems
Automatic systems for recording vessel identification, position, movement and cargo (AIS - Automatic Identification Systems). GPS satellite positioning systems.
*Naval systems
Acoustic montoring and tracking systems, homeland security systems, naval sonars transponders and pingers.
*Oil and gas systems
Systems for controlling and coordination of operations on an oil platform or a production vessel. Safety systems for alarms or interruption of production due to system malfunctions, when people are in danger or in the event of fireand gas leaks. Integrated operations.
*Process simulators
Dynamic process simulators to design and verify process facilities and control systems.
*Sensors and transmitters
Sensors to measure temperature, pressure, tank level and motion.
*Ship simulators
Bridge, engine room, cargo and communication simulators for merchant marine and navy.
*Tank gauging
Systems to measure, monitor and control liquid cargos.
*Underwater camera systems
Underwater cameras, imaging technology and products to the Offshore Oilfield, Scientific and Maritime sectors.

External links

* [http://www.kongsberg.com Kongsberg Gruppen official homepage] - Parent company
* [http://www.km.kongsberg.com/ Kongsberg Maritime official homepage]
* [http://www.km.kongsberg.com/mesotech Kongsberg Mesotech official homepage]
* [http://www.km.kongsberg.com/seatex Kongsberg Seatex official homepage]
* [http://www.km.kongsberg.com/intellifield Kongsberg Intellifield official homepage]
* [http://www.km.kongsberg.com/sim Kongsberg SIM official homepage]
* [http://www.shipmedics.com/ Kongsberg Shipmedics official homepage]
* [http://www.km.kongsberg.com/geoacoustics GeoAcoustics official homepage]
* [http://www.km.kongsberg.com/hydroid Hydroid official homepage]
* [http://www.simrad.com/ Simrad official homepage]